Broadcasting

BRIEFCASE

July 1, 1993

PULITZER PUBLISHING CO. on Wednesday finalized the purchase of WESH-Channel 2 in Orlando for $142.6 million, the St. Louis media company reported. Pulitzer bought the station, No. 2 in the Orlando-Daytona Beach market, from H&C Communications Inc. of Houston. WESH General Manager Jeff Lee will stay as general manager and be elevated to vice president of Pulitzer Broadcasting, the company announced. Pulitzer owns eight network-affiliated television stations, two radio stations and three daily newspapers, including its flagship, the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.